CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
Percentile
12.6%
The version of Fortinet FortiClient running on the remote host is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability. An unsafe search path vulnerability in FortiClien Windows 7.0.0, 6.4.6 and below, 6.2.x, and 6.0.x may allow an attacker to perform a DLL Hijack attack on affected devices via a malicious OpenSSL engine library in the search path.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application’s self-reported version number.
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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(162140);
script_version("1.2");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2022/06/14");
script_cve_id("CVE-2021-44169");
script_name(english:"Fortinet FortiClient 6.0.x / 6.2.x / 6.4.x < 6.4.7 / 7.x < 7.0.1 Privilege Escalation (FG-IR-21-088)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Windows host is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of Fortinet FortiClient running on the remote host is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability. An
unsafe search path vulnerability in FortiClien Windows 7.0.0, 6.4.6 and below, 6.2.x, and 6.0.x may allow an attacker to
perform a DLL Hijack attack on affected devices via a malicious OpenSSL engine library in the search path.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-21-088");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Fortinet FortiClient 6.4.7, 7.0.1, or later.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2021-44169");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2021/11/29");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2021/11/29");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2022/06/13");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:fortinet:forticlient");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Windows");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2022 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("forticlient_detect.nbin");
script_require_keys("installed_sw/FortiClient");
exit(0);
}
include('vcf.inc');
var app_info = vcf::get_app_info(app:'FortiClient');
var constraints = [
{'max_version' : '6.0.0', 'max_version' : '6.0.99999', 'fixed_display' : '6.4.7 / 7.0.1'},
{'max_version' : '6.2.0', 'max_version' : '6.2.99999', 'fixed_display' : '6.4.7 / 7.0.1'},
{'min_version' : '6.4.0', 'fixed_version' : '6.4.7'},
{'min_version' : '7.0.0', 'fixed_version' : '7.0.1'}
];
vcf::check_version_and_report(app_info:app_info, constraints:constraints, severity:SECURITY_WARNING);
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
Percentile
12.6%